Using dimana to
say where
In
bahasa Indonesia we have dimana to say where. We use dimana to ask about place,
for example we say dimana rumahmu? (where is your home), dimana jalan Ahmadyani
(where is Ahmadyani street) and so forth.
Pay
attention to the following dialogues talking about place.
1.
Iqbal
is going to go Sokanandi hotel, but he does not know where is it. He asks a
woman to tell him.
Iqbal : permisi bu, saya mau tanya
Bu
Halima : ya ada yang bisa saya bantu?
Iqbal : saya mau ke hotel Sokanandi, hotel
sokanandi itu dimana ya?
Bu
Halima : ow, hotel Sokanandi di Jl.
Tentara pelajar.
Iqbal : terima kasih bu...
Bu
Halima : iya sama-sama
Meaning.
Iqbal : excuse me, I want to ask you
Bu
Halima : ok, what can I do for you?
Iqbal :
I am going to go to Sokanandi hotel but I do not know where is it. Can you tell me....
Bu
Halima : surely. .. Sokanandi hotel is on Jl.
Tentara pelajar.
Iqbal : thank you ....
Bu
Halima : don’t mention it
2.
Irfan is a new student, he wants to go to
library but he does not know where is it. Then he asks his new friend to tell
him.
Irfan
: hai, permisi.... saya mau ke
perpustakaan, dimana ya letaknya?
Ivin : hai, perpustakaan ada di sebelah
kantor
Irfan : terima kasih
